Panasonic Dmc Fx700 Operating Instructions Manual

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
Setting of Auto Registration and Sensitivity for Face Recognition can be done.
1Select [FACE RECOG.] from the [REC] Mode menu. (P23)2Touch [SET].
3Touch the item.
4Press the shutter button halfway to close the menu.
Setting Auto Registration/Sensitivity
ItemDescription of settings
[AUTO REGISTRATION]
[OFF]/[ON]
•When the [AUTO REGISTRATION] is set to [ON], 
[FACE RECOG.] will be set to [ON] automatically.
•For details, see “Auto Registration” on  P102 .
[SENSITIVITY]
[HIGH]/[NORMAL]/[LOW]
•Select [HIGH] when recognition proves to be difficult. The 
likelihood of recognition increases, but so does the likelihood 
of mistaken recognition.
•Select [LOW] when mistaken recognition happens frequently.•To return to the original settings, select [NORMAL]. 
						

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When [AUTO REGISTRATION] is set to [ON], the registration screen will display 
automatically after taking a picture of a face that has a high number of appearances.
•
Registration screen is displayed after approximately 3 pictures. (Except with Auto Bracket, 
[BURST], [AUDIO REC.] and [SELF PORTRAIT] in Scene Mode)
•It may be extremely hard to recognize only with [AUTO REGISTRATION], so register the face 
images with [FACE RECOG.] in the [REC] Mode menu beforehand.
∫Registering from the automatic registration screen1Touch [YES].
•If there are no registered persons, proceed to step 3.•Selection screen is displayed again when [NO] is selected, and 
when [YES] is selected, [AUTO REGISTRATION] will be set to 
[OFF].
2Touch [NEW PERSON] or [ADDITIONAL IMAGE].
•
After additionally registering or changing a face image, the screen returns automatically to 
the recording screen.
3Perform the operation in Step 6 and following in “Registering face image of new 
person”.
Note
•
If the registration screen will not display, it  may display easier by recording in the same 
conditions or with the same expressions.
•If a face is not recognized even though it is registered, it will make the recognition easier by 
registering the person again using the [FACE R ECOG.] in the [REC] Mode menu in that 
environment.
•If the registration screen is displayed for a per son that is already registered, it will make the 
recognition easier by additionally registering.
•It may make recognition harder when a picture recorded with flash is registered.
Auto Registration
ItemDescription of settings
[NEW PERSON]
•A list of registered people is displayed when there are 6 people 
already registered. Select the person to be replaced.
[ADDITIONAL IMAGE]
To additionally register a face image for a registered person.
Select the person to whom you wish add the picture.
•
If 3 images have already been registered, the picture 
replacement screen will appear. In this case, select the picture 
you wish to replace. 
						

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
[REC] Mode: 
Useful Functions at Travel Destinations
For details on the [SETUP] menu settings, refer to P23.
If you set the departure date or the travel destination of the vacation in advance, the 
number of days that have passed since the departure date (which day of the vacation it is) 
is recorded when you take the picture. You can display the number of days that have 
passed when playing back the pictures and stamp it on the recorded pictures with [TEXT 
STAMP]  (P146).
•
The number of days that have passed since the departure date can be printed out using the 
“PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5.2 HD Edition” bundled software on the CD-ROM (supplied).
•Select [CLOCK SET] to set the current date and time in advance.  (P20)
Recording which Day of the Vacation You Take the Picture
Select [TRAVEL DATE] from the [SETUP] 
menu.
Touch [TRAVEL SETUP].
Touch [SET].
Touch year/month/day, set the departure 
date using [ 3]/[4], and then touch [SET]. 
						

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Touch year/month/day, set the return date 
using [3]/[4], and then touch [SET].
•If you do not want to set the return date, touch [SET] 
while the date bar is displayed.
To u c h  [ L O C AT I O N ] .
Touch [SET].
Enter the location.
•For details on how to enter characters, refer to “Entering Text” on P128 .
Touch [CANCEL] to return to the menu screen.
•Touch [EXIT] to close the menu.
Take a picture.
•The number of days that have passed since the departure date is displayed for about 
5 seconds if this unit is turned on etc. after setting the travel date or when the travel date 
is set. 
						

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
∫Canceling the travel date
The travel date is automatically canceled if the  current date is after the return date. If you 
want to cancel the travel date before the end of the vacation, touch [OFF] on the screen 
shown in step 
3 or 7 and then perform the operation in step 9. If the [TRAVEL SETUP] is 
set to [OFF] in step 3, [LOCATION] will be also set to [OFF].
Note
•
The travel date is calculated using the date in the clock setting and the departure date you set. 
If you set [WORLD TIME]  (P106) to the travel destination, the travel date is calculated using the 
date in the clock setting and the travel destination setting.
•The travel date setting is memorized even if the camera is turned off.•If [TRAVEL DATE] is set to [OFF], the number of days that have passed since the departure 
date will not be recorded. Even if [TRAVEL DATE] is set to [SET] after taking the pictures, 
which day of the vacation you took them is not displayed.
•If you set a departure date and then take a picture on a date before this departure date, [-] 
(minus) is displayed in orange and the day of the vacation on which you took the picture is not 
recorded.
•If the travel date is displayed as [-] (minus) in wh ite, there is a time difference that involves date 
change between the [HOME] and [DESTINATION]. (It will be recorded)
•[TRAVEL DATE] cannot be set for motion pictures recorded with [AVCHD].•[LOCATION] cannot be recorded when taking motion pictures.•[TRAVEL DATE] cannot be set in the Intelligent Auto Mode. Setting of other Recording Mode 
will be reflected. 
						

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For details on the [SETUP] menu settings, refer to P23.
You can display the local times at the travel  destinations and record them on the pictures 
you take.
•
Select [CLOCK SET] to set the current date and time in advance.  (P20)
Recording Dates/Times at Overseas Travel Destinations (World Time)
Select [WORLD TIME] from the [SETUP] 
menu.
•When first using the camera after purchasing it, the 
[PLEASE SET THE HOME AREA] message appears. 
Touch [SET], and set the home area on the screen in 
step 
3.
To u c h  [ H O M E ] .
 Select the region in which you live using 
[2]/[ 1], and then touch [SET].
A Current time
B  Time difference from GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)
•If daylight saving time [ ] is used at the home 
area, touch [ ]. Touch [ ] again to return to the 
original time.
•The daylight saving time setting for the home area 
does not advance the current time. Advance the clock 
setting by one hour.B
A 
						

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Note
•Return the setting to [HOME] when the vacation is finished by performing steps 1, 2 and 3.•If [HOME] is already set, change  only the travel destination, and use.•If you cannot find the travel destination in the areas displayed on the screen, set by the time 
difference from the home area.
•The travel destination icon [“] appears when playing back pictures taken at the travel 
destination.
Touch [DESTINATION].
C Depending on the setting, the time at the travel 
destination area or the home area is displayed.
Select the destination area of your trip 
using [ 2]/[1], and then touch [SET].
DCurrent time of the destination area
E Time difference
•If daylight saving time [ ] is used at the travel 
destination, touch [ ]. (The time advances by one 
hour.) Touch [ ] again to return to the original time.
Touch [EXIT] to close the menu.
C
E
D 
						

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Using the [REC] Mode Menu
For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P23.
This allows you to select the aspect ratio of  the pictures to suit printing or the playback 
method.
Applicable modes: 
Note
•
The ends of the recorded pictures may be cut at printing so check before printing.  (P199)
 [ASPECT RATIO]
[X ]: [ASPECT RATIO] of a 4:3 TV
[Y ]: [ASPECT RATIO] of a 35 mm film camera
[W ]: [ASPECT RATIO] of a high-definition TV, etc.
[] : Square aspect ratio
[X ][ Y][ W][ ] 
						

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Advanced (Recording pictures)
For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to P23.
Set the number of pixels. The higher the nu mbers of pixels, the finer the detail of the 
pictures will appear even when they  are printed onto large sheets.
Applicable modes:
 
∫ When the aspect ratio is [ X].¢ This item cannot be set in the Intelligent Auto Mode.
∫When the aspect ratio is [ Y].
∫ When the aspect ratio is [ W].
∫ When the aspect ratio is [ ].
 [PICTURE SIZE]
 (14M) 4320k3240 pixels
 (10M )¢3648k 2736 pixels
 (7M )¢3072k 2304 pixels
 (5M ) 2560k1920 pixels
 (3M )
¢2048k 1536 pixels
 (0.3M ) 640k480 pixels
 (12.5M) 4320k2880 pixels
 (9M )
¢3648k 2432 pixels
 (6M )¢3072k 2048 pixels
 (4.5M )¢2560k 1712 pixels
 (2.5M )¢2048k 1360 pixels
 (0.3M )¢640 k424 pixels
 (10.5M) 4320k2432 pixels
 (7.5M )
¢3648k 2056 pixels
 (5.5M )¢3072k 1728 pixels
 (3.5M )¢2560k 1440 pixels
 (2M )¢1920k 1080 pixels
 (0.2M )¢640 k360 pixels
 (10.5M) 3232k3232 pixels
 (7.5M )
¢2736k 2736 pixels
 (5.5M )¢2304k 2304 pixels
 (3.5M )¢1920k 1920 pixels
 (2.5M )¢1536k 1536 pixels
 (0.2M )¢480 k480 pixels 
						

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Note
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“EZ” is an abbreviation of “Extended Optical Zoom”.•A digital picture is made of numerous dots called pixels. The 
higher the numbers of pixels, the finer the picture will be 
when it is printed on a large piece of paper or displayed on a 
PC monitor.
A Many pixels (Fine)
B Few pixels (Rough)
¢ These pictures are examples to show the effect.
•If you change the aspect ratio, set the picture size again.•The Extended Optical Zoom does not work when Macro Zoom is set or in [TRANSFORM], 
[HIGH SENS.], [FLASH BURST], [PIN HOLE] and [PHOTO FRAME] in Scene Mode so the 
picture size for [ ] is not displayed.
•Pictures may appear in mosaic depending on the subject and the recording conditions.•Refer to P201 for information about the number of recordable pictures.
For details on [REC] Mode menu settings, refer to  P23.
Set the compression rate at which the pictures are to be stored.
Applicable modes:
 
Note
•Refer to P201 for information about the number of recordable pictures.
 [QUALITY]
[A ]: Fine (when giving priority to the picture quality)
[› ]: Standard (when using the standard picture quality and increasing the number of 
pictures to be recorded without changing the number of pixels)